Hospital inpatient programs are rehab facilities for drug abuse, which offer a private and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial alternative for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, or someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by experts. Folks who partake in that program can benefit from mental health services while also addressing issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Usually people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as opposed to effectively addressing their disorder. Professional rehab counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so they will no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol like this, and instead create solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to do this, however, this isn't the answer needed in all cases. For example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can relieve stress and put a fresh perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program will help expose such problems so they can be resolved.